Cultural, Heritage & Archaeological Tourism: Performative Ontology and the Politics of Re-membering
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| author | Pagar,, Prof. Jeetedra Deelip |
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| contents | <p><strong><em><span>Abstract</span></em></strong></p> <p><em><span>This paper advances a theoretical reconceptualization of Cultural, Heritage, and Archaeological Tourism (CHAT) beyond its conventional framing as an instrument for economic development or cultural revival. It posits CHAT as a critical site of <strong>performative ontology</strong>, where identities are not merely expressed but actively constituted through embodied practices of gazing, narrating, and moving within curated spatio-temporal frames. Drawing from post-structural critiques of the Authorized Heritage Discourse (AHD), phenomenological theories of place, and the politics of memory, this analysis interrogates how CHAT functions as a dialectical arena. It is simultaneously a technology for the reification of dominant historical narratives and a potential heterotopia where subaltern counter-narratives can emerge. The central argument contends that CHAT’s capacity for fostering “identity and revival” hinges on its transition from a <strong>representational economy</strong> (tourism about a static past) to a <strong>performative engagement</strong> (tourism as a dynamic process of ‘re-membering’—piecing together a contested collective body). Through an examination of the politics of curation, the phenomenology of authenticity, and the ethical aporias of staging trauma, this paper concludes that meaningful revival is an agonistic, never-complete project of becoming, best facilitated by CHAT models that embrace polyvocality, reflexive encounter, and ontological vulnerability.</span></em></p> <p> </p> |
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| spellingShingle | Cultural, Heritage & Archaeological Tourism: Performative Ontology and the Politics of Re-membering Pagar,, Prof. Jeetedra Deelip Keywords: Performative Ontology, Authorized Heritage Discourse (AHD), Heterotopia, Phenomenology, Politics of Memory, Re-membering, Agonistic Heritage, Subaltern Agency. <p><strong><em><span>Abstract</span></em></strong></p> <p><em><span>This paper advances a theoretical reconceptualization of Cultural, Heritage, and Archaeological Tourism (CHAT) beyond its conventional framing as an instrument for economic development or cultural revival. It posits CHAT as a critical site of <strong>performative ontology</strong>, where identities are not merely expressed but actively constituted through embodied practices of gazing, narrating, and moving within curated spatio-temporal frames. Drawing from post-structural critiques of the Authorized Heritage Discourse (AHD), phenomenological theories of place, and the politics of memory, this analysis interrogates how CHAT functions as a dialectical arena. It is simultaneously a technology for the reification of dominant historical narratives and a potential heterotopia where subaltern counter-narratives can emerge. The central argument contends that CHAT’s capacity for fostering “identity and revival” hinges on its transition from a <strong>representational economy</strong> (tourism about a static past) to a <strong>performative engagement</strong> (tourism as a dynamic process of ‘re-membering’—piecing together a contested collective body). Through an examination of the politics of curation, the phenomenology of authenticity, and the ethical aporias of staging trauma, this paper concludes that meaningful revival is an agonistic, never-complete project of becoming, best facilitated by CHAT models that embrace polyvocality, reflexive encounter, and ontological vulnerability.</span></em></p> <p> </p> |
| title | Cultural, Heritage & Archaeological Tourism: Performative Ontology and the Politics of Re-membering |
| topic | Keywords: Performative Ontology, Authorized Heritage Discourse (AHD), Heterotopia, Phenomenology, Politics of Memory, Re-membering, Agonistic Heritage, Subaltern Agency. |
| url | https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18796782 |